Sanitary drinking-fountain.



D. E. DAY. 4SANITARY' DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION ILED .TUNE 5, 1912.

Patented May 12, 1914.

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Altorney %ESSES UNTTEB STATES PATENT FFTQE.

DAVID E. DAY, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

SANITARY DRINKING-FOUNTAIN.

To @ZZ lwhom t may concern Be it known that I, DAvm E. DAY, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SanitaryDrinking-Fountains, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a sanitary drinking fountain or faucet.

The object of my invention is to provide an individual drinking fountainwhich is simple and inexpensive in construction, and which can beconveniently and effectively used as a drinking faucet with a restrictedgentle fiow of water, or as a discharge faucet for drawing a full streamof water into a basin or other vessel.

The matter constituting my invention will be defined in the claims.

The details of construction of my fountain are shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l represents a front view of a stand or ttingshowing a fixed perforated disk, with the turning nozzle removed. Fig. 2represents a sectional elevation on line 2 2, Fig. l. Fig. 3 representsthe inner end view of the turning nozzle showing the movable disk. Fig.t represents the outer end view of the nozzle. Fig. 5 represents anelevation of the stand and casing.

A suitable stand or fitting A is provided with a circular head or casingB, having a fixed disk Z) and a chamber a. An ordinaryV water pipe a,having a faucet valve a connects with the casing B, opening into thechamber a. The exterior of the casing is preferably screw-threaded at cto receive a coupling sleeve or collar H, which is internallyscrew-threaded for the purpose of connecting the turning nozzle to thehead. The Xed disk Z) may be cast with the head or applied to it in anywell known manner, and is provided at one side of the center with acomparatively large opening d, and at the other side of the center,preferably diametrically opposite, with a comparatively small opening e.The turning nozzle F is made with a flange f at its inner end, to whichis applied a disk f adapted to lie fiat against the fixed disk b. Thedisk f is provided with a single opening g 0f the same size as thelarger opening CZ, and in position to eX- actly register therewith whenthe nozzle is turned to discharge a full flow of water downward into abasin, also to register with Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 5, i912.

atented May 12, 1914.

Serial No. 701,782.

the small opening e when the tip is turned to serve as a drinkingfountain. A center pin a; may be secured in disk f, to be inserted in acenter hole in the disk o. The outer discharge end or tip M of nozzle Fis curved and'made with a fiaring opening m to form a drinking fountain,and below 0r within its edge is provided with cross bars a to retain aball 7L, which serves for retarding a strong flow of water to thedischarge opening or fountain tip M. Evidently the tip M may be made asa separate piece and screwed onto or into the straight body portion asindicated. The coupling sleeve H is made with a large center opening toreceive the body portion of the nozzle F, and with internal screwthreads to engage with the threaded portion c of the head. Packing ringsor gaskets may be used where required to make tight joints between theparts.

The parts may be readily assembled and adjusted by an unskilled person.lVhen it is desired to operate the device as a drinkfountain, when onlya gentle bubbling overflow at the month m is desired, the faucet istur/'ned with the tip M up and with the opening' g in its disk fregistering with the small opening or water outlet e in disk Z1, asshown in full lines in Fig. 2. Only a half stream will now be dischargedand the water will rise sutliciently in the fiaring tip to enable aperson to drink therefrom without touching his lips to the metal. Ofcourse the faucet valve a will at this time be turned open. iVhen it isdesired to draw water into a basin or other vessel the faucet is turnedwith the tip M down, as indicated by dotted lines, when the opening gwill coincide with the large opening Z in disk and a full stream ofwater will be discharged. The ball L will now rest on the cross bars aand will not materially retard the outflow of water. i

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

l. A drinking fountain comprising a chambered head or casing having afixed disk provided with two openings diametrically opposite, one ofwhich is larger for a full flow of water and the other of which issmaller for a. restricted flow of water, a turning faucet having a diskprovided with a single opening at one side of the center and having atits outer end a curved tip to serve as a drinking` fountain, and a unioncoupling connecting the faucet with the head with the disks in contact,whereby the faucet may be turned to cause the single opening in its diskto register With either opening in the fixed disk for discharging either:i full stream or zi restricted slow stream of Waiter, through thefaucet.

2. T he combination with u chainbered head or casing having in onefai-ce e fixed disk provided With two openings diametrically opposite ofdifferent size and one above the other7 of a. turningl faucet having atits inner end e. disk pr vided with a single opening off from thecenter7 and at its outer end a curved flaring tip, and e union couplingsleeve connecting the turning faucet to the heed with said disks inContact for per initting the faucet to be turned with the tip either upor down and for causing the single opening in its disk to register Witheither opening in the fixed disk.

3. The combination With a chambered head or casing having` in one face afixed disk provided with diametrically opposite openings of differentsize and one above the other7 of e turning faucet having),- at its innerend e disk provided with e single opening in position to register Witheither opening in the hxed disk, and at its outer end e curved flaringtip and cross bars, a hail in the faucet and e union coupler connectingthe faucet With the head With the disks in Contact.

in testimoniT whereof l affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

DAVID E. DAY.

lNitnesses WILLAM T. MCCLOSKY, P. U. ROGERS.

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Washington, 1D. C. v

